MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'iraq war'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:59:32 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130728&cid=t_100856_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FxDXT_bThQMU%2F By Christopher PrebleA wave of violence spread across Iraq today with 70 dead and some 300 injured. Iraqi security forces are blaming al Qaida affiliates, but no group has officially claimed responsibility. The New York Times puts the events in context: Coming a little less than two weeks after the Iraqi government said it would negotiate with the United States about keeping some of its 48,000 troops here after the end of the year, the violence raised significant questions about the capabilities of the Iraqi security forces. This is indeed a tragic loss of life, but this level of violence actually has become less common and usually occurs when the Iraqi government is making important decisions on the future of the country and U.S. troop presence. Each time a bomb is detonated in Iraq, comm... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130728 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:41:59 +0100 5130728 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4277815&cid=t_100856_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fe-kuu90lUGU%2F By David BoazThis simple chart dramatizes something that I don’t think most Americans realize: the tripling of U.S. troops in Afghanistan by President Obama. Now it’s true that when candidate Barack Obama vowed, “I will bring this war to an end in 2009,” he was talking about Iraq. In July 2008 he suggested that he would send two more brigades — about 8000 troops — to Afghanistan. He has far exceeded that, and we can only wonder whether the voters who responded to his antiwar message anticipated that he would increase the number of troops in Afghanistan by almost as much as he reduced the number in Iraq. The Incredible Expanding Afghan War is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4277815 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:05:38 +0100 4277815 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4065347&cid=t_100856_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FXGrJhxU0r9k%2F By Malou InnocentThe Department of State recently released newly declassified documents covering U.S. policy toward Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from January 1973-July 1975. At a State Department conference commemorating the release of these documents, diplomat, strategist, and Nobel laureate Henry Kissinger bemoaned the torment that consumed a generation of Americans as the conflict wore on. The insight Kissinger provides–possibly unintentional–underscores why assessments of war should go beyond critiques of its political and geostrategic ramifications; they should also extend to the various ways that war affects our society and public more generally. In Kissinger’s somber assessment of America’s involvement in Southeast Asia, he said he regrets that what should have been ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4065347 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:06:43 +0100 4065347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3929429&cid=t_100856_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F09%2F02%2Fobamas-speech-fail%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Obama’s Speech: Fail! Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: comics, democrat, humor, iraq war, obama, political cartoon, republican, speech, teleprompter (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3929429 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:07:05 +0100 3929429 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3924887&cid=t_100856_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FxPO3Es4zw2Q%2F By Justin LoganAs someone who has his own snarky tendencies, I am really starting to have a hard time discerning when Matt Yglesias is being serious and when he is being sarcastic these days.  For example, he writes of President Obama’s Iraq speech last night that I think Barack Obama’s Iraq policy was perfectly clear as of last week—war kinda sorta ending on August 31, 2010 and more honest-to-god ending in December 2011—so I wasn’t exactly glued to the set to watch his speech last night. So Obama’s “perfectly clear” Iraq policy is that “the war” “kinda sorta ended” yesterday, and will have a “more honest-to-god [than kinda sorta?]” end on New Year’s Eve next year?  But when does it just plain end? Or maybe the bes... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3924887 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:04:33 +0100 3924887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3924889&cid=t_100856_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FhP5lCVGFMiw%2F By Roger PilonResponding to my POLITICO Arena post this morning about the Tea Party’s potency as a notional political force, David Biespiel, poet, editor, writer, and founding executive director of the Attic Writers’ Workshop in Portland, Oregon, points to opposition to the Iraq War as he argues that “the anti-war left were tea partiers before being tea partiers was cool!” Look here and scroll down a bit for Biespiel’s argument and my response. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3924889 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:04:52 +0100 3924889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3920826&cid=t_100856_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FWvHypO842XQ%2F By Christopher PreblePresident Obama will not declare “mission accomplished” in his prime-time speech on Iraq tonight, nor should he. He should not claim that a flowering democracy has been created in Iraq. He should not make unrealistic predictions about the long-term prospects for that shattered country. The war isn’t over for the 50,000 U.S. troops left behind in Iraq. The president should recognize the sacrifice of all our troops, who have performed admirably. The war won’t be over for Americans back home until every last man and woman in uniform returns home safely from a conflict that has claimed so many lives and consumed so much treasure. The president should reaffirm the strategic rationale for the drawdown set in motion by the Bush administration in consultation with th... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3920826 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:09:18 +0100 3920826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3880841&cid=t_100856_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FuA55WNm8Kmk%2F Ronald Brownstein points to the many measures showing Americans have lost confidence in their government and in some private institutions.  He concludes that these signs of distrust “point toward a widely shared conviction that the country’s public and private leadership is protecting its own interest at the expense of average (and even comfortable) Americans.” Maybe. But there is another interpretation. Consider the recent performance of the government and of more than a few businesses. Most Americans do not pay attention to the details of governing. They have other things to occupy their time. They do, however, notice important matters like war and the economy. Since about 2004, Americans have steadily soured on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The economy remains wea... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3880841 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:25:39 +0100 3880841 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3714381&cid=t_100856_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fon-blowback-and-judgement-of-history.html Blowback: The unintended consequences of intervention in the affairs of others.This is blowback. Given this modern era, it comes faster and harder than at any previous time.I'm not saying I agree or disagree with the statements made in the above video. That's not the point I'm trying to make. The point is that these tensions exist and are inevitably created when you send young men and women to war. Those who come back are affected and changed.This will change your culture and indeed, the world as a whole these days - in ways that are unpredictable, but directly related to the material and obvious justice of the cause.So here is the question - for those of you who are deeply and passionately in favour of the various wars out there - do you think the risk to your way of life is wor... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3714381 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:31:00 +0100 3714381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3706660&cid=t_100856_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fw30G62ODVkI%2F By Justin LoganOn the occasion of the death of Sen. Robert C. Byrd, libertarians will rightly think about the senator’s flamboyant defense of federal largesse rained down on West Virginia and the garish and unseemly tendency to name things purchased with this largesse after the senator.  No doubt his membership in the Ku Klux Klan will be a centerpiece of the remembrance as well. What hopefully will not go unremembered are a few additional facts.  As Adam Clymer’s obituary observes, Byrd was a jealous defender of the rights of Congress against imperial presidentialism, likely the last of a breed.  You probably could count on one hand the younger senators or congressmen who take as seriously as did Byrd their duty as members of the American legislature.  Byrd frequently was ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3706660 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:01:22 +0100 3706660 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3581587&cid=t_100856_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F2WW2ZrJanck%2F By David BoazGeorge Will, whose speech at the Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty Dinner can be heard here, writes today about Rand Paul’s victory in Kentucky: Democrats and, not amazingly, many commentators say Republicans are the ones with the worries because they are nominating strange and extreme candidates. Their Exhibit A is Rand Paul, winner of Kentucky’s Republican primary for the U.S. Senate. Well. It may seem strange for a Republican to have opposed, as Paul did, the invasion of Iraq. But in the eighth year of that war, many Kentuckians may think he was strangely prescient. To some it may seem extreme to say, as Paul does, that although the invasion of Afghanistan was proper, our current mission there is “murky.” But many Kentuckians may think this... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3581587 Thu, 20 May 2010 15:33:07 +0100 3581587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3382800&cid=t_100856_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FJ0KIpyNcdHA%2F By Chris MoodyIn a Thursday panel at Cato on conservatism and war, U.S. Reps. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) and John Duncan (R-Tenn.) revealed that the vast majority of GOP members of Congress now think it was wrong for the U.S. to invade Iraq in 2003. The discussion was moderated by Grover Norquist, who asked the congressmen how many of their colleagues now think the war was a mistake. Rohrabacher: “I will say that the decision to go in, in retrospect, almost all of us think that was a horrible mistake. …Now that we know that it cost a trillion dollars, and all of these years, and all of these lives, and all of this blood… all I can say is everyone I know thinks it was a mistake to go in now.” McClintock: “I think everyone [in Congress... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3382800 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:06:17 +0100 3382800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3133583&cid=t_100856_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAdXDT33zON0%2F By David BoazThis is not the change we hoped for. President Obama rose to power on the basis of his early opposition to the Iraq war and his promise to end it. But after a year in the White House he has made both of George Bush’s wars his wars. Speaking of Iraq in February 2008, candidate Barack Obama said, “I opposed this war in 2002. I will bring this war to an end in 2009. It is time to bring our troops home.” The following month, under fire from Hillary Clinton, he reiterated, ”I was opposed to this war in 2002….I have been against it in 2002, 2003, 2004, 5, 6, 7, 8 and I will bring this war to an end in 2009. So don’t be confused.” Indeed, in his famous “the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow” speech on the night ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3133583 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:22:13 +0100 3133583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3075712&cid=t_100856_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fbob-herbert-writes-in-new-york-times.html BOB HERBERT writes in the New York Times: "The air is filled with obsessive self-satisfied rhetoric about supporting the troops, giving them everything they need and not letting them down. But that rhetoric is as hollow as a jazzman’s drum because the overwhelming majority of Americans have no desire at all to share in the sacrifices that the service members and their families are making. Most Americans do not want to serve in the wars, do not want to give up their precious time to do volunteer work that would aid the nation’s warriors and their families, do not even want to fork over the taxes that are needed to pay for the wars.To say that this is a national disgrace is to wallow in the shallowest understatement. The nation will always give lip-service to support for the troops, but ... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3075712 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:40:00 +0100 3075712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3052128&cid=t_100856_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FqfczHlmalmQ%2F Barack Obama first became a credible presidential candidate on the basis of his antiwar credentials and his promise to change the way Washington works. But he has now made both of George Bush’s wars his wars. The Washington Post’s front-page analysis began, “President Obama assumed full ownership of the war in Afghanistan on Tuesday night…” The cover of the tabloid D.C. Express was even more blunt. Speaking of Iraq in February 2008, he said, “I opposed this war in 2002. I will bring this war to an end in 2009. It is time to bring our troops home.” Responding to Hillary Clinton’s criticisms in March 2008, he said, “I will bring this war to an end in 2009, so don’t be confused.” Now he is promising to end the Iraq war in 201... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3052128 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:38:15 +0100 3052128 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3030082&cid=t_100856_140_f&fid=34843&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.furiousseasons.com%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2Ffort_hood_shooterpsychiatrist_to_employ_insanity_defense.html I suppose I've been expecting some news along these lines concerning the accused Fort Hood shooter, an Army psychiatrist. The Wall Street Journal is now reporting: "Maj. Hasan's lawyer, John P. Galligan, separately said he was considering an insanity plea for his client. 'Based on my preliminary assessment, it's very clear that mental responsibility issues will play a very important part of the case,' he said in a telephone interview." If Maj. Hasan has mental health issues, then it might certainly bolster the case some readers have made that they suspect he was on anti-depressants and that those may be connected with his behavior. I have my doubts, but we shall see. The other thing is that if Maj. Hasan had problems, then why didn't his psychiatrist colleagues pick up on them and push ... Furious Seasons blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3030082 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3030082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3026894&cid=t_100856_140_f&fid=34843&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.furiousseasons.com%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2Ffort_hood_shooterpsychiatrist_to_employee_insanity_defense.html I suppose I've been expecting some news along these lines concerning the accused Fort Hood shooter, an Army psychiatrist. The Wall Street Journal is now reporting: "Maj. Hasan's lawyer, John P. Galligan, separately said he was considering an insanity plea for his client. 'Based on my preliminary assessment, it's very clear that mental responsibility issues will play a very important part of the case,' he said in a telephone interview." If Maj. Hasan has mental health issues, then it might certainly bolster the case some readers have made that they suspect he was on anti-depressants and that those may be connected with his behavior. I have my doubts, but we shall see. The other thing is that if Maj. Hasan had problems, then why didn't his psychiatrist colleagues pick up on them and push ... Furious Seasons blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3026894 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3026894 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2999491&cid=t_100856_87_f&fid=36069&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffrankiespeakingfrankly.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fwhat-are-we-doing-in-afghanistan.html Afghanistan is all over the news at the moment, it is a big problem.But what are we really doing there and why?This is what puzzles the general public. And just try and get a straight answer to the question from any politician. Why are we in Afghanistan? You won't ever get an answer that makes the slightest bit of sense.Does any politician really care about the people of Afghanistan, and if they do, then why Afghanistan above other countries where people were suffering much more (before they invaded it)? Does anyone honestly believe that we are in threat of the Taliban attacking the UK if we don't stamp them out in their own country?We went into Afghanistan to catch Bin Laden, and we went to Iraq to destroy weapons of mass destruction, didn't we?Many people knew then, and still know now, t... Frankie Speaking Frankly blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2999491 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:14:00 +0100 2999491 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2967506&cid=t_100856_140_f&fid=34843&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.furiousseasons.com%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2Farmy_ptsd_psychiatrist_suspected_shooter_at_ft_hood.html UPDATE: 6.29 p.m. PST. Following an Amry press conference, I've update this a bit and correct some repprting that was out there in media land. The AP is now reporting that Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, was the suspected shooter at Ft. Hood, Texas earlier today. The tragedy left 12 soldiers dead and 31 wounded and there were reports of other shooters. Two soldiers were taken into custody but later released. Maj. Hasan was said to be upset about his pending deployment to Iraq. The New York Times reports that Maj. Hasan was a "Fellow, Disaster and Preventive Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences." In other words, it sounds like Maj. Hasan had a specialty in PTSD. Said Lt. Gen. Rob... Furious Seasons blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2967506 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2967506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2814399&cid=t_100856_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F_dapXlMk1w0%2F Pat Tillman, who gave up a lucrative NFL career to join the Army after 9/11, was a true patriot:  he wanted to defend America, not conduct social engineering overseas.  That led him to oppose the Iraq war. Reports the Daily Telegraph: According to a new book, Tillman, who was killed by friendly fire in 2004 and hailed as an all-American hero by the former president, was disillusioned by Mr Bush and his administration’s “illegal and unjust” drive to war. In Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman, by Jon Krakauer, the author relates the strong views of Tillman – who gave up his NFL football career to serve his country – and his brother Kevin, who joined the same Rangers unit. The war “struck them as an imperial folly that was doing long-term dam... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2814399 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:32:10 +0100 2814399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2800369&cid=t_100856_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FPXaZmmp6wYQ%2F Item: The Coalition for a Realistic Foreign Policy, a group of concerned scholars and authors who work on international security and U.S. foreign policy, have issued an open letter to President Obama warning him not to expand U.S. involvement in that country.  (Full disclosure: I was a signatory.)  The list of signatories includes many of the scholars who urged President Bush not to invade Iraq.  Politico was the first to run the story: see here. Item: Via Michael Cohen, former CIA counterterrorism honcho Paul Pillar takes to the pages of the Washington Post to think through the concept of “safe havens” in Afghanistan.  His conclusion? Among the many parallels being offered between Afghanistan and the Vietnam War, one of the most disturbing concerns inadequate examination o... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2800369 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:44:15 +0100 2800369 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2724814&cid=t_100856_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAt84iZaQaoM%2F In a discussion on Bloggingheads, David Frum offers his thoughts on the sad state of the GOP these days: He blames the predicament, in part, on the “conservative entertainment-industrial complex,” a term coined by Andrew Sullivan.  In Frum’s telling, this complex has “distorted conservative dialogue to suit the wishes of the Fox audience.”  He says that drawing on such a group, “you can get seriously rich out of that, but you can’t govern a country with that kind of voter base, it’s a tiny minority-within-a-minority.” This is an interesting thesis.  Frum was the coauthor of a seemingly successful, widely discussed foreign-policy book titled An End to Evil, which posited that terrorism posed a “threat to the survival of our n... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2724814 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:03:51 +0100 2724814 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2712076&cid=t_100856_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F0B1Nrb4_wcM%2F Afghanistan is voting for president. Unfortunately, the outcome, even if a fair result, is unlikely to matter much. The war will continue. In 2008 President Barack Obama was seen as the anti-war candidate.  In fact, his reputation reflected his prescient opposition to the Iraq war, but he said little to suggest that he was out of sync with Washington’s interventionist consensus. We see his status quo foreign policies with his support for continued NATO expansion as well as maintaining American garrisons around the globe, including in South Korea and Japan.  But his escalation in Afghanistan most obviously demonstrates that he is a man of the interventionist left. He is now making it clear that Afghanistan is his war.  Reports Reuters: President Barack Obama will seek to shore... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712076 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:43:02 +0100 2712076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2167616&cid=t_100856_140_f&fid=34843&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.furiousseasons.com%2Farchives%2F2009%2F02%2Fmore_suicides_than_combat_deaths_among_soldiers_in_jan_2009.html You read that right. According to the US Army, 24 soldiers killed themselves in January, a staggeringly high and tragic statistic, reportedly outpacing combat deaths that month. The Army openly admits it doesn't know what's going on, but one Army official at least partly pointed the finger at anti-depressants. From cnn.com: "Col. Kathy Platoni, chief clinical psychologist for the Army Reserve and National Guard, said that the long, cold months of winter could be a major contributor to the January spike. "'There is more hopelessness and helplessness because everything is so dreary and cold,' she said. "But Platoni said she sees the multiple deployments, stigma associated with seeking treatment and the excessive use of anti-depressants as ongoing concerns for mental-health professionals ... Furious Seasons blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2167616 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2167616 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2144569&cid=t_100856_140_f&fid=34843&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.furiousseasons.com%2Farchives%2F2009%2F01%2Farmy_suicides_up_hit_three_decade_high.html This from the AP, which has tracked this issue very aggressively: "Suicides among U.S. soldiers rose last year to the highest level in decades, the Army announced Thursday. At least 128 soldiers killed themselves in 2008. But the final count is likely to be considerably higher because 15 more suspicious deaths are still being investigated and could also turn out to be self-inflicted, the Army said. "A new training and prevention effort will start next week. And Col. Elspeth Ritchie, a psychiatric consultant to the Army surgeon general, made a plea for more U.S. mental health professionals to sign on to work for the military. "'We are hiring and we need your help,' she said. "The new suicide figure compares with 115 in 2007 and 102 in 2006 and is the highest since record keeping began i... Furious Seasons blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2144569 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2144569 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2134720&cid=t_100856_140_f&fid=34843&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.furiousseasons.com%2Farchives%2F2009%2F01%2Fmore_views_on_the_purple_heart_ptsd_decision.html As I mentioned two weeks ago, the US military has determined that post-combat PTSD does not merit awarding of the Purple Heart, given to service members wounded or killed in action with an enemy. Yesterday, two separate writers responded to the finding. First up is Simon Maxwell Apter writing in The Nation, who, once he gets done being snotty towards the military (you'd expect that from the lefty magazine), he expresses a sentiment with which I agree: "A wounded soldier, whether he or she suffers from PTSD or from an RPG-shattered face, is a wounded soldier. By shining honor, and not shame, onto the psychological wounds of victimized soldiers, the armed forces can perhaps begin to update their decidedly old-fashioned vision of sacrifice and give their fighting men and women the credit an... Furious Seasons blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2134720 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2134720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2095027&cid=t_100856_87_f&fid=36069&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffrankiespeakingfrankly.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Fwhite-phosphorous.html Please just go and have a look at some videos on white phosphorous. Have a search on Google video and You Tube, there's plenty of footage. It burns through to the bone and it will burn through anything, including buildings and bomb shelters. Now there is evidence to suggest that the Israelis are using it over Gaza. It is true that the American army used it to devastating effect on Fallujah in Iraq. There is evidence from medics that it was also used previously by the Israeli army against civilians in Lebanon.Listening to the Israeli spokesperson this evening he did not deny its use in Gaza, but justified their choice of weapons saying that they only use the same weapons that are used by other armies in the world. Last week I heard the same spokesperson talking about the Israeli army being ... Frankie Speaking Frankly blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2095027 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 23:17:00 +0100 2095027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2095028&cid=t_100856_87_f&fid=36069&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffrankiespeakingfrankly.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Fholy-day.html Humanitarian aid is not allowed through the border of Gaza today, because it is a holy day of rest. The bombing, however, continues. 13 Israelis and over 800 Palestinians are dead now. Over 400 of them women and children. A further 3,500 injured, 400 seriously (you know, life threatening burns and dismembered limbs, that kind of thing). Now I hear that war tourists are gathering on the borders of Israel, over watching the terror through binoculars, laughing and cheering on the dropping of bombs - please someone correct me and tell me that isn't true.Very few of the dead have been identified as militants. How many innocent people can one justify killing in order to kill a militant I ask myself? Let us imagine one hundred people lined up. Let us say that 35 of them are children, 20 are women... Frankie Speaking Frankly blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2095028 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:39:00 +0100 2095028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2081090&cid=t_100856_140_f&fid=34843&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.furiousseasons.com%2Farchives%2F2009%2F01%2Fsomething_is_different_about_the_iraq_war.html Last week, the New York Times had an interesting article on a large number of violent incidents, including murder, involving Iraq War vets stationed at Fort Carson, Colo. It's the usual story of post-combat stress--or PTSD, if you prefer--and an Army that doesn't seem to know what to do about the situation mixed with a new base commander who's looking into all the incidents to see if he can find common threads and figure out a solution. His son, you see, was an ROTC cadet who killed himself several years ago. All the usual elements are at work: sergeants who discourage clearly-troubled troops from getting mental health evaluations, a mental health system that doesn't seem to produce good results when soldiers get "help," and soldiers popping pills and drinking themselves into oblivion (un... Furious Seasons blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2081090 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2081090 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1981738&cid=t_100856_105_f&fid=36987&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FIvorKovicMd%2F%7E3%2F462481043%2F I just watched a great documentary by the team of Emmy Award winner producer/director Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill called Baghdad ER. This HBO documentary brings a story of medical personnel of the 86th Combat Support Hospital, the US Army’s premier medical facility in Iraq. It is quite shocking and a great reminder how pointless and stupid any war is. For now own, every time I catch myself thinking that I am having a rough night, I am going to thing of these brave people. You think your ER is hard, think again. I was left feeling kind of helpless at the end of the movie, because the number of killed and injured, for the most part young, people just keep increasing without any sign of stopping. Dear colleagues in Iraq, or anywhere else in the world where there is a war, you... Ivor Kovic, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1981738 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:21:00 +0100 1981738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1892204&cid=t_100856_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F21%2Fwithout-the-filter%2F Governor Sarah Palin wants “to talk to Americans without the filter” of the “media elite.”  As she explained in the vice-presidential debate, she aims to cut out the middleman in conveying information to the public: “I may not answer the questions that either the moderator or you [Senator Joe Biden] want to hear, but I’m going to talk straight to the American people and let them know my track record also.” Those statements reflect a radical challenge to our American system: the elimination of an institution—the press—that has traditionally been championed as a vital check on the abuse of power and distortion of the truth by politicians.  In the words of the late Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, historically, “[t]he free press meant organized, expert scrutiny ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1892204 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:40:29 +0100 1892204 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1862746&cid=t_100856_140_f&fid=34843&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.furiousseasons.com%2Farchives%2F2008%2F10%2Fhyperbaric_oxygen_as_brain_injury_ptsd_treatment.html Every so often a reader passes on something that utterly surprises me and this is one of those times. According to the American Association for Health Freedom, researchers are seeing promising results using hyperbaric oxygen therapy--yes, those big chambers sometimes used for treating burns, non-healing wounds and scuba divers--as a treatment for military vets who've suffered traumatic brain injuries and PTSD suffered as a result of concussive blasts in combat. Given how rotten the results are from using standard psych meds for treating PTSD, this sure does sound interesting. "This year Dr. Harch [an LSU researcher] applied HBOT 1.5 to five combat veterans of the current war who have traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from concussive blasts. So far, all of th... Furious Seasons blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1862746 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1862746 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1696278&cid=t_100856_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FImdqiyCyYLQ%2F A CBS News story on No help for autistic children in Baghdad asks, what if you think you detect the symptoms of autism in your child but there’s no doctor—because he’s fled the country—-to even give you a diagnosis, let alone any services? Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, baghdad, child, disabilities blog, disability, doctor, Family, family blog, iraq, iraq war, Parenting, pdd-nos, warShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1696278 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:00:00 +0100 1696278 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1639011&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F07%2F19%2Firaqi-prime-minister-al-maliki-supports-obamas-withdrawal-plans-after-bush-wins-war-update-al-malikis-remarks-misunderstood-mistranslated-and-not-conveyed-accurately%2F +++++Update+++++ Now, a spokesman has said that al-Maliki’s remarks “were misunderstood, mistranslated and not conveyed accurately.” Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said the possibility of troop withdrawal was based on the continuance of security improvements, echoing statements that the White House made Friday after a meeting between al-Maliki and U.S. President Bush. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says he agrees with US presidential candidate Barack Obama’s plans for withdrawing US troops from Iraq The LEFT and Team Obama will try to spin Iraqi Prime Minister’s Nuri al-Maliki’s interview with Speigel Online - even with the change in the quote.The first quote: SPIEGEL: Would you hazard a prediction as to when most of the US troops will fin... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1639011 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:00:32 +0100 1639011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1634824&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F07%2F17%2Fbarack-obama-on-the-iraq-war-whatever-the-politics-demand%2F +++++Update+++++ Ed Morrissey over at Hot Air has the poop on the afternoon Team McCain blogger conference call (to which Flap was invited) featuring Representative Marsha Blackburn, R- TN and Michael Goldfarb, the offical blogger at the The McCain Report. Flap’s question: Flapsblog - Will the latest ad (see below)be going on broadcast television? Not in its current form It’s a web ad. Will they run contrast ads during Obama’s trip? Yes; Obama set the precedent for that during the Colombia trip. John McCain’s web video - The Obama Iraq Documentary: Whatever the Politics Demand In a townhall meeting in Kansas City, Missouri, this afternoon, John McCain ripped Barack Obama’s Iraq War policy, including his sixteen month artificial timetable to withdraw American tr... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1634824 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:38:43 +0100 1634824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1625538&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F07%2F15%2Fjohn-mccain-watch-today-we-know-senator-obama-was-wrong%2F Political Cartoon by Gary Varvel, Indy Star The MSM is FINALLY recognizing that Barack Obama’s Iraq War policy, including his Flip Flop “Refine” moment is putting Obama on the defensive. The anti-war Left of which Obama is a member last Fall said “The Surge” was a failure, the Iraq War war was lost and that the United States should pull out. Over the weekend, as first reported by the New York Daily News, the Obama campaign website changed language from declaring “the surge is not working” to that which instead states: “despite the improved security situation, the Iraqi government has not stepped forward to lead the Iraqi people and to reach the genuine political accommodation that was the stated purpose of the surge.” An older Obama ca... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1625538 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:19:39 +0100 1625538 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1625539&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F07%2F15%2Fbarack-obama-watch-the-changing-iraq-war-policy%2F Graphic courtesy of ABC News Consistent with Barack Obama’s FLIP-FLOP on his Iraq War policy a week ago or so, BarackObama.com has been scrubbed of any references to Obama’s opposition to the “Surge.” Barack Obama’s campaign scrubbed his presidential Web site over the weekend to remove criticism of the U.S. troop “surge” in Iraq, the Daily News has learned. The presumed Democratic nominee replaced his Iraq issue Web page, which had described the surge as a “problem” that had barely reduced violence. “The surge is not working,” Obama’s old plan stated, citing a lack of Iraqi political cooperation but crediting Sunni sheiks - not U.S. military muscle - for quelling violence in Anbar Province. Well, Obama was wrong on th... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1625539 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:15:36 +0100 1625539 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1622062&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F07%2F14%2Fjohn-mccain-beats-barack-obama-in-commander-in-chief-test%2F Graphic courtesy of ABC News The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll is not even close. John McCain beats Obama 72% to 48% . So, what has happened? Iraq War success and American voters recognize that John McCain was RIGHT about the war all along. America will NOT support surrender in Iraq. Obama’s flip-flop on his Iraq War position is validation of this - even Obama recognizes the anti-war left has an untenable position. As Iraq War success increases so will John McCain in the polls. (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1622062 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:21:46 +0100 1622062 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1622063&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F07%2F14%2Fbarack-obama-watch-my-plan-for-iraq%2F Michael Ramirez on Iraq Prime Minister al-Maliki The question:Who is the bigger JACKASS? Technorati Tags: Iraq, Barack Obama, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1622063 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:03:46 +0100 1622063 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1596397&cid=t_100856_140_f&fid=34843&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.furiousseasons.com%2Farchives%2F2008%2F07%2Fdrinking_due_to_ptsd_apparently_way_up_among_iraq_war_vets.html An interesting piece in today's New York Times that details drinking problems among returned troops and the utter lack of substance abuse and mental health services available to help out vets with PTSD. It's worth a read and it's kind of clear that there's a problem out there. I've made the point before on this site that we are going to be paying the price for the Iraq War for a long time in terms of returned troops with PTSD (a term I know some readers don't like and which I use merely for convenience). It's beginning to sound like the Iraq War will make what went down with Vietnam vets look like a warm up. We need to heed the experiences of that era and the homelessness and psychological wreckage it caused and get things right this time. We've put these folks through a real meat grinder... Furious Seasons blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1596397 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1596397 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1582908&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F07%2F06%2Fteam-mccain-now-puzzled-over-obamas-iraq-war-policy%2F Barack Obama’s shifting or “REFINED” Iraq War Policy Barack Obama on Saturday said he was “puzzled” over the reaction to his statement this week that he might “refine” his timetale for withdrawing U.S. combat troops. Now, Team McCain is questioning Obama’s words as to what he exactly means on Iraq War policy. Sen. John McCain’s campaign said Sunday that Barack Obama’s remarks on Iraq “have left a significant question as to exactly what he intends.” “He has held almost every conceivable position in the course of his relatively brief career in the Senate,” said Randy Scheunemann, McCain’s foreign policy adviser. McCain’s campaign suggested Obama’s views could be becoming more in line with McCain’s... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1582908 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:05:42 +0100 1582908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1582910&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F07%2F06%2Fbarack-obama-says-he-is-puzzled-over-iraq-war-flip-flop%2F Barack Obama’s shifting or “REFINED” Iraq War Policy Why is Barack Obama puzzled? He flip-flopped on his Iraq War policy. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Saturday his plan to end the Iraq war was unchanged and he was puzzled by the sharp reaction to his statement this week that he might “refine” his timetable for withdrawing U.S. combat troops. “For me to say that I’m going to refine my policies I don’t think in any way is inconsistent with prior statements and doesn’t change my strategic view that this war has to end and that I’m going to end it as president,” Obama told reporters on his campaign plane. Obama, who based his drive to capture the Democratic nomination on his early and ardent oppositi... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1582910 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:32:09 +0100 1582910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1577249&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F07%2F04%2Fbarack-obama-watch-new-and-not-improved%2F Michelle Malkin on Barack Obama’s Flip-Flop on Iraq War Policy Even the New York Times is NOT impressed with Barack Obama’s decision to “REFINE” his policies. We are not shocked when a candidate moves to the center for the general election. But Mr. Obama’s shifts are striking because he was the candidate who proposed to change the face of politics, the man of passionate convictions who did not play old political games. There are still vital differences between Mr. Obama and Senator John McCain on issues like the war in Iraq, taxes, health care and Supreme Court nominations. We don’t want any “redefining” on these big questions. This country needs change it can believe in. How about Obama’s new theme: “political expediency you can count on&#8230... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1577249 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:41:36 +0100 1577249 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1575372&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F07%2F03%2Fbarack-obama-watch-in-a-shocker-obama-flip-flops-on-iraq-war-now-wants-to-clarify-his-remarks%2F Barack Obama speaking in Pennsylvania Mark Halperin reports that in a hastily scheduled second press availability, Barack Obama sought to clarify his remarks made earlier and insisted that his position on Iraq has not changed. “I intend to end this war… That position has not changed. I have not equivocated on that position. I am not searching for maneuvering room with respect to that position.” Though he also says: “I have always reserved the right to do what’s best for America’s national interest… I would be a poor commander-in-chief if I didn’t take facts on the ground into account.” But that is NOT what he said before. Senator Barack Obama said Thursday the United States cannot sustain a long-term military presence in Iraq, but added that he would be open to “ref... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1575372 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:22:54 +0100 1575372 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1575374&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F07%2F03%2Fbarack-obama-watch-in-a-shocker-obama-flip-flops-on-iraq-war%2F Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., center, speaks during his campaign stop in Fargo, N.D., July 3, 2008 In a shocking reversal of Iraq War policy, Barack Obama moves to the RIGHT and now says he would be open to “redefine my policies” about a timeline for withdrawing troops after meeting with American military commanders during his trip to Iraq next month. Mr. Obama, whose popularity in the Democratic primary was built upon a sharp opposition to the war and an often-touted 16-month gradual timetable for removing combat troops, dismissed suggestions that he was changing positions in the wake of reductions in violence in Iraq and a general election fight with Senator John McCain. “I’ve always said that the pace of withdrawal would be dictated by... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1575374 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:15:43 +0100 1575374 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1526372&cid=t_100856_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2Fmom-to-mccain-you-cant-have-him%2F Mom to John McCain: “When you say you would stay in Iraq for a hundred years were you counting on Alex, because if you were you can’t have him.” (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1526372 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:44:32 +0100 1526372 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1526184&cid=t_100856_140_f&fid=34843&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.furiousseasons.com%2Farchives%2F2008%2F06%2Funexplained_troop_deaths_something_very_wrong_with_ptsd_treatments.html Over the weekend, there was a long, discouraging article in the Austin American Statesman detailing the unexplained death of a young Marine from Texas at Twentynine Palms, Calif. He'd been taking a host of meds for PTSD, including Seroquel and Prozac. The story is far too depressing to recount in its details. But this is not the first time that there's been unexplained troop deaths involving Seroquel and anti-depressants. Last month, a report out of West Virginia identified four recent deaths of Iraq War vets who similarly died in their sleep. "Military doctors prescribed Paxil, Klonopin and Seroquel for Johnson, the same combination taken by veterans Andrew White, 23, of Cross Lanes; Eric Layne, 29, of Kanawha City; and Nicholas Endicott of Logan County. All were in apparently good phy... Furious Seasons blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1526184 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1526184 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1521965&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F16%2Fbush-lied-and-people-died-well-not-so-fast-part-2%2F ANOTHER Bush never lied to us opinion piece.Key graph: This may sound like ancient history, but it matters. After Sept. 11, President Bush did not want to risk allowing Hussein, who had twice invaded neighboring nations, murdered more than 1 million Iraqis and stood in violation of 16 U.N. Security Council resolutions, to remain in possession of what he believed were stocks of chemical and biological warheads and a nuclear weapons program. By glossing over this history, the Democrats’ lies-led-to-war narrative provides false comfort in a world of significant dangers. You don’t say. (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1521965 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:33:04 +0100 1521965 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1502489&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F09%2Fbush-lied-and-people-died-well-not-so-fast%2F From a Cindy Sheehan Rally The mantra from the Anti-War LEFT has been Bush Lied and People Died. But, did President Bush lie? Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence, set out to provide the official foundation for what has become not only a thriving business but, more important, an article of faith among millions of Americans. And in releasing a committee report Thursday, he claimed to have accomplished his mission, though he did not use the L-word. “In making the case for war, the administration repeatedly presented intelligence as fact when it was unsubstantiated, contradicted or even nonexistent,” he said. There’s no question that the administration, and particularly Vice President Cheney, spoke with too much certainty a... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1502489 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:40:00 +0100 1502489 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1497450&cid=t_100856_140_f&fid=34843&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.furiousseasons.com%2Farchives%2F2008%2F06%2Fmedicating_our_troops.html There's a fascinating article in Time this week, and that's not something I say about that mag very often. The mag has gone and taken an in-depth look at how many troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are being medicated for depression and sent back to the front lines. Sixteen percent of troops are taking anti-depressants and it all just goes from there. War is truly hell. It's nice to see someone in the mainstream media take a poke at this issue. I'm not sure that the article is entirely successful--there are some stats in it that are just wrong--but globally I give the mag credit for doing a fair and balanced job. One Army official, for example, is quoted saying he believes the troops get good care (which I doubt, but what else would he say?) and the magazine even delicately swings at the que... Furious Seasons blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1497450 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1497450 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1475095&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F05%2F28%2Firaq-war-veterans-call-out-barack-obama%2F Iraq War veteran Specialist Kate Norley Iraq War veteran Kate Norley asks presumptive Democrat Presidential nominee Barack Obama two questions: Senator Obama, when will you finally decide to go back to Iraq, to see the progress first hand? And when will you finally decide to meet one-on-one, unconditionally, with General Petraeus? Senator McCain asked the same questions today. Well, over to Obama. (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1475095 Wed, 28 May 2008 21:36:40 +0100 1475095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1475097&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F05%2F28%2Fmccain-rips-obama-over-iraq-war-again%2F McCain in Reno, Nevada May 28, 2008: Obama Needs To See The Facts On The Ground In Iraq. Skip ahead to 1:20 John McCain in a townhall forum today in Reno, Nevada ripped Barack Obama for having ONLY been to Iraq one time two years ago (before the Surge) and for failing in his duties as a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Key Quotes: “A little over two years ago he went and he has never seized the opportunity except in a hearing to meet with General Petraeus. This is about leadership and learning.” “Why is it that Senator Obama wants to sit down with the president of Iran but has not sat down with General Petraeus…” Flap wonders if Senator McCain has been reading Jim Geraghty over at National Review who this morning made similar observations. Is Obama Willi... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1475097 Wed, 28 May 2008 20:18:39 +0100 1475097 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1469572&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D7059 Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks at the New Mexico Veterans Memorial on Monday, May 26, 2008, in Albuquerque. In an interview today with the Associated Press, Senator and presumptive GOP nominee for President rips into Senator Barack Obama (the presumptive Democrat Presidential nominee) over the Iraq War. Republican John McCain on Monday sharply criticized Democratic rival Barack Obama for not having been to Iraq since 2006, and said they should visit the war zone together. “Look at what happened in the last two years since Senator Obama visited and declared the war lost,” the GOP nominee-in-waiting told The Associated Press in an interview, noting that the Illinois senator’s last trip to Iraq came before the military buildup that is cr... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1469572 Tue, 27 May 2008 01:28:18 +0100 1469572 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1446542&cid=t_100856_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fchronic-pain%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fwar-wounds-create-chronic-pain-in-soldiers%2F Imagine, if you will, a handsome young man in military garb, sitting in an armored vehicle reading a letter from his wife, hearing all about his children and their latest antics. Perhaps, sitting next to him is a young woman reaching into her pocket to find a stale cookie she just got from home when POW their vehicle is hit by an explosive device. Their lives will never again be the same. Young and old alike are affected by the devastating pain of chronic disease. Those of us who have autoimmune disease often go into a tailspin when we are “attacked” by our own bodies. There is, however, another segment among us, including the very brave, young, male/female of our society who has suffered grievously; that segment is the approximately 12,000 soldiers who have been injured in the Iraq/Af... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1446542 Fri, 16 May 2008 05:44:30 +0100 1446542 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1409672&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6887 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1V7rJfo1TE The MORONS at MoveOn.org cannot get the McCain context right - same as the Democratic Party. Previous: Republican National Committee Asks Democrats to Pull 100 Years Iraq War Ad Barack Obama Lying About John McCain and 100 Year Iraq War John McCain Watch: The 100 Year Iraq War? (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1409672 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:08:24 +0100 1409672 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1409674&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6885 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates “REMINDS” Iran with a second carrier group in the Persian Gulf. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday that sending a second aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf could serve as a “reminder” to Iran, but he said it is not an escalation of force. Speaking to reporters after meeting with Mexican leaders, Gates said heightening U.S. criticism of Iran and its support for terrorist groups is not a signal that the administration is laying the groundwork for a strike against Tehran. Still, he said Iran continues to back the Taliban in Afghanistan. “I do not have a sense at this point of a significant increase in Iranian support for the Taliban and others opposing the government in Afghanistan,” Gates said. “There... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1409674 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:40:00 +0100 1409674 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1410041&cid=t_100856_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F04%2F30%2Fthe-disturbing-mental-health-situation-of-returning-soldiers%2F The military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have led to over 4,700 deaths of U.S. soldiers (in addition to over 1.2 million deaths of Iraqi and Afghan people) and tens of thousands of physical injuries to U.S. soldiers. As we know too well, some of those injuries are catastrophic. The mental health of returning soldiers has received much less attention, no doubt in part because those injuries are less apparent, because many people still view mental illness as less serious than physical illness, and because of choice myth in the context of mental illness: there is a common presumption that mental illness reflects a weak will (as opposed to biological impairment) of the person and that it can be corrected by the person, if the person so chooses. Given the horrific conditions of warfare, h... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1410041 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:00:14 +0100 1410041 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1405318&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6864 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ul9iMgmOw Ad from the Democrat Party The Democrats and Democrat National Chairman Howard Dean are lying about John McCain again. The Republican National Committee demanded Monday that television networks stop running a television ad by the Democratic Party that falsely suggests John McCain wants a 100-year war in Iraq. The ad says President Bush has talked about staying in Iraq for 50 years, then plays a clip of McCain saying, “Maybe 100. That’d be fine with me.” The announcer then says: “If all he offers is more of the same, is John McCain the right choice for America’s future?” Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan said the ad deliberately distorts what McCain, the likely GOP presidential nominee, said. Th... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1405318 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:21:21 +0100 1405318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1358507&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6733 Michael Ramirez parodies General David Petreaus’ testimony in the Senate today Iraq Is Improving, But Gains ‘Fragile,’ Gen. Petraeus Says Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker spoke directly to the next U.S. president Tuesday, giving a cautiously optimistic assessment of the situation in Iraq. They just weren’t certain when they talked to the president. Was it in the morning before a congressional panel that included Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y.? Or that afternoon when they spoke to another that included Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. In either case, the two top U.S. officials in Iraq said the military is making progress, with Petraeus calling for a halt in troop withdrawals to consolidate the surge’s gains. If carried out, th... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1358507 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:38:12 +0100 1358507 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1356008&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6730 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts3U939CD3g Barack Obama Continues His 100 Years Of War Attack In a great catch from MKH, Barack Obama is caught in a LIE about John McCain’s 100 year war comment (H/T Allah over at Hot Air). Here is Obama’s comment from the other day: Barack Obama misstates John McCain’s position on the Iraq War again. In a back and forth at today’s press conference, Obama insisted he was not taking out of context McCain’s comments about keeping troops in Iraq for 100 years. Asked if his attack was disingenous, Obama had the following to say: “I don’t think it’s unfair at all,” Obama said. “John McCain, I mean, we can run the YouTube spot, has said that we will stay there as long as it takes. And if it takes another 100 years, he’s up for tha... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1356008 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:35:23 +0100 1356008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1340503&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6687 John McCain would stay in Iraq for a hundred years - the context explained on Meet the Press Barack Obama misstates John McCain’s position on the Iraq War again. In a back and forth at today’s press conference, Obama insisted he was not taking out of context McCain’s comments about keeping troops in Iraq for 100 years. Asked if his attack was disingenous, Obama had the following to say: “I don’t think it’s unfair at all,” Obama said. “John McCain, I mean, we can run the YouTube spot, has said that we will stay there as long as it takes. And if it takes another 100 years, he’s up for that commitment and that implies that there is some criteria by which we would understand how long it takes. “John McCain has not been clear about what exactly wo... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1340503 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:48:03 +0100 1340503 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1329936&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6662 Rep. Jim McDermott, right, D-Wash., and Rep. David Bonior, D-Mich., left, are shown during a Capitol Hill news conference in this 2002 file photo. Saddam Hussein’s intelligence agency secretly financed a trip to Iraq for three U.S. lawmakers during the run-up to the U.S.-led invasion, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. These members of Congress COULD NOT or WOULD NOT find out who funded their trip to Iraq immediately preceding the start of the Iraq War? Saddam Hussein’s intelligence agency secretly financed a trip to Iraq for three U.S. lawmakers during the run-up to the U.S.-led invasion, federal prosecutors said Wednesday An indictment unsealed in Detroit accuses Muthanna Al-Hanooti, a member of a Michigan nonprofit group, of arranging for three members of Congress to travel... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1329936 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:50:35 +0100 1329936 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1309167&cid=t_100856_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F18%2Fthe-situation-of-soldiers%2F NPR’s All Things Considered has a 3-minute audio report on an event (sponsored by Iraq Veterans Against the War) in which veterans told of their experiences in the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. One 19-year-old soldier is quoted in the report, explaining, much as Phil Zimbardo or Stanley Milgram might, the mechanisms of obedience: “I watched a prisoner, and we denied him water and food, and to my understanding he did not have sleep for three days. . . . [Y]ou don’t really think about it because it’s being allowed. You know, cause you’re just thinking this is what I’m doing. This man came down from the airfield command center there. Taking it as another directive order from our coalition forces, I just did what I was told.” To listen to the ent... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1309167 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:01:53 +0100 1309167 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1274807&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6524 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and his Iraqi counterpart Jalal, Talabani, right, sit as their ministers sign bilateral agreements in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, March 3, 2008. Ahmadinejad on Monday dismissed U.S. accusations that his country is training extremists and demanded that the Americans withdraw from Iraq. Iran’s President Mahmound Ahmadinejad launched a barrage of criticism against the United States and the Iraq War. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday dismissed U.S. accusations that his country is training extremists and demanded that the Americans withdraw from Iraq. Speaking in a nearly hour-long news conference at the end of an unprecedented visit to Iraq, Ahmadinejad said the U.S. allegations — that Iran is training Shiite militants who target Am... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1274807 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:58:47 +0100 1274807 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1221243&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6426 First, it was Senate Democrat Leader Harry Reid: April 19, 2007: “I believe myself that the secretary of state, secretary of defense and — you have to make your own decisions as to what the president knows — that this war is lost and the surge is not accomplishing anything as indicated by the extreme violence in Iraq,” Mr. Reid said. December 21, 2007: Ray, you can’t have it both ways. The president said, “Let’s send some more troops over there, and that will give the Iraqis the time to take care of themselves.” We sent other troops over there, and there are a lot of reasons the surge certainly hasn’t hurt. It’s helped. I recognize that. Now, Democrat Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi weighs into the war is lost mantra. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said twi... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1221243 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:41:45 +0100 1221243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1173079&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6347 Chairman of the Soros Fund Management, USA, George Soros, pauses before speaking during a seminar at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday Jan. 23, 2008. Flap woke up to this NEWS (?) story this morning on Early Today on NBC. Why, of course President George Bush LIED over hundreds of times to lead the USA into the Iraq War. What a load of crap. There was no context, no background and no journalism. NBC simply reported what the Associated Press and New York Times handed them. The AP screams: Study: False statements preceded war A study by two nonprofit journalism organizations found that President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements about the national security threat from Iraq in the two years following the 2001 terrorist attacks. Th... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1173079 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:14:01 +0100 1173079 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1025413&cid=t_100856_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F184450764%2F President Bush has vetoed the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill—the “Democrats’ top-priority domestic spending bill,” as noted in tonight’s Washington Post. The Autism Society of America (ASA) outlined autism funding included in the bill: • $37 million for autism public awareness and early intervention • $16.5 million for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to use toward surveillance and research • $1 million to reinstate the Inter-Agency Autism Coordinating Committee, which would develop a strategic plan for autism research at the National Institutes of Health. The President has signed a $459 billion annual Defense Department spending bill which increases the Pentagon’s budget 9.5 percent, for funding &#... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1025413 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:25:15 +0100 1025413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=925374&cid=t_100856_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F164739261%2F Via Michelle Malkin » The White Flag Democrats’ grand new scheme: A war “surtax” Nothing screams impotence louder than a desperate, last-ditch effort to tax the war on terror to death. Slowly, but ever so steadily, the left comes up with crazier and crazier notions. And here I’d thought Hippies were dead. Powered by ScribeFire. (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=925374 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:01:26 +0100 925374 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=888501&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5608 Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, speaks as U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker, right, looks on during a press conference at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) for Defence and Security Studies in London, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007. Remember the ad in the New York Times? The United States Senate today voted 75-25 to condemn the ad. The most notable NO’s were Senators Hillary Clinton and Chris Dodd. Senator Barack Obama did not vote although he earlier had voted on a substitute resolution by California Senator Barbara Boxer. This issue should make interesting general election debate fodder. Stay tuned…… Previous: Rudy Giuliani Watch: Hillary Clinton Smeared General Petraeus New York Times = Left Wing Fringe Rag Senator John Ensign Calls on All ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=888501 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:44:33 +0100 888501 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=869450&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5584 Democrat Reid: Iraq Plan Unacceptable Senate Democratic leaders on Wednesday rejected the call by the top U.S. general in Iraq to send 30,000 U.S. troops home by next summer, saying it does not go far enough. “This is unacceptable to me, it’s unacceptable to the American people,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. Reid said the recommendation by Gen. David Petraeus, expected to be embraced by President Bush in a speech to the nation on Thursday, “is neither a drawdown or a change in mission that we need. His plan is just more of the same.” “I call on the Senate Republicans to not walk lockstep as they have with the president for years in this war. It’s time to change. It’s the president’s war. At this point it also appears c... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=869450 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 01:47:16 +0100 869450 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=858231&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5555 California Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein Surprising comments from someone who has enriched themself on the Iraq War. Is the easy profit over, Senator? Previous: Harry Reid Watch: Reid - American Military Leaders are “INCOMPETENT” Technorati Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Iraq War Subscribe to FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog by Email Facebook Flap! (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=858231 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:10:18 +0100 858231 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=858230&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5556 Senator John Ensign, R- Nevada, calls on Democrats To return All MoveOn.Org Contributions. “Today, ostensibly on behalf of National Democrats, Democrat front group MoveOn.org is calling a unanimously confirmed United States General a liar and betrayer of the public trust. Apparently the prospect of campaign funds is enough of an incentive for Senate Democrats to stand idly by while a respected General is maligned before he has even presented his report to Congress. “If Senate Democrats are serious about moving our country forward, they will denounce this outrageous ad and return the campaign funds MoveOn.org has lavished on them as well as the donations made through MoveOn.org — the choice is theirs.” But, Senator, MoveOn.org is the SURROGATE for the Democrat Party ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=858230 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:10:18 +0100 858230 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=858229&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5557 Gen. David Petraeus waits to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 10, 2007, before the House Armed Services Committee hearing on the future course of the war in Iraq. The Wall Street Journal has comprehensive coverage. Links (Courtesy of Matt Drudge): Iran fighting ‘proxy war in Iraq’… Military objectives of surge ‘are in large measure being met’… Premature drawdown would be ‘devastating’… Believes U.S. can reduce forces to pre-surge levels by next summer — to about 130,000 troops… MORE… PETRAEUS TESTIMONY… CROCKER TESTIMONY… SLIDES [PDF]… Surge to peak at 172,000 in mid-October… Hearing starts with Democratic criticism… CINDY SHEEHAN ARRESTED AT HEARING&... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=858229 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:10:18 +0100 858229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=822985&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5473 Mark Steyn: They Wait for US to Run Again American victory in the Cold War looks inevitable in hindsight. It didn’t seem that way in the Seventies. And, as Iran reminds us, the enduring legacy of the retreat from Vietnam was the emboldening of other enemies. The forces loosed in the Middle East bedevil to this day, in Iran, and in Lebanon, which Syria invaded shortly after the fall of Saigon and after its dictator had sneeringly told Henry Kissinger, “You’ve betrayed Vietnam. Someday you’re going to sell out Taiwan. And we’re going to be around when you get tired of Israel.” Consequences for cutting and running from Iraq, you say? Hell the Democrats just want to win the Presidency and control Congress - nothing more and nothing less. Linked to Stop The A... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=822985 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:02:58 +0100 822985 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=801401&cid=t_100856_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fso-what-changed-mr-vice-president.html MoveOn.org sent me a link to this telling video today. It begs the question of what exactly changed given that we know that Al Qaeda was in Afghanistan and the reasons for war in Iraq were just this administration's efforts to mislead us into believing their war was justified. Categories: politics Iraq War Dick+Cheney video MoveOn.org (Source: 2sides2ron) 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=801401 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:10:00 +0100 801401 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=797096&cid=t_100856_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F143797896%2Fcheney_in_1994_invading_iraq_w.php tags: Iraq War, Dick Cheney, streaming video This streaming video shows part of an interview with Dick Cheney from April 15th, 1994, where he discusses why invading Iraq would be a bad idea. He refers to invading Iraq as "creating a quagmire" and he claims that "not very many" American soldiers' lives were worth losing to take out Saddam during the Gulf War. So what happened since then? Did his brain rot out of his head? [1:22] Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=797096 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:41:23 +0100 797096 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=791281&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5390 Cox & Forkum The New York Times: U.S. says Iran-supplied bomb is killing more troops in Iraq. FOX News: Captured Video Shows Iraqi Insurgents Firing Sophisticated Iranian-Made Rockets at U.S. Positions. And why is the United States negotiating with these murderers? Does the President need more evidence of their complicity in the death of Americans? Here are a few [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=791281 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:58:07 +0100 791281 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=779984&cid=t_100856_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fif-us-is-battlefield-in-war-on-terror.html First, a little history lesson on the justification for the Iraq war by means of deceit, deception and demagoguery.As a result, even deeply conservative Republicans are troubled; Bruce Fein, for example, is speaking out against Bush and his badly-hidden agendas. What agendas? Well, with all the utter bullshit flying about, it's difficult to say for sure, but a few truths are emerging. Alternet is bold enough to baldly come to this conclusion about the Administration's domestic spying agenda.The extraordinary secrecy surrounding the spying operations revealed in Alberto Gonzales' Senate testimony is not aimed at al-Qaeda, but at the American people.They proceed to back it up with both reason and evidence, evidence based primarily on Gonzalez's awkward and obvious perjuries.Sorry, Perjury is... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=779984 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 779984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=773282&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5366 A War We Just Might Win Why the surge might not be stopped And the Democrats may very well be losing their main wedge issue for the 2008 Presidential and Congressional elections. Let’s hope so. Previous: Michael Ramirez on Harry Reid and His Iraq War Folly Michael Ramirez on Bill Clinton, Pardons, Hypocrisy and Scooter Libby Michael Ramirez on John Edwards [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=773282 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:39:10 +0100 773282 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=729843&cid=t_100856_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fbush-to-congress-yours-is-not-to.html President Bush presented the interim report on the benchmarks of the Iraq debacle today in a live press conference. In addition to rejecting any polls that indicate American dissatisfaction with his handling of the war, President Bush basically told Congress that they should not question his stragedy for war. Rather, he thinks that their job is to provide funds for his failed strategy.It is amazing to me that his justification for staying the course of his war is that we can not allow terrorists to become more powerful. It has been reported by worldwide organizations that the Bush Administration's war against terror has totally failed in this respect. His policies have done not much more than to destabilize Iraq, to incite recruitment of terrorists in unprecedented numbers throughout the M... 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=729843 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:25:00 +0100 729843 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=716604&cid=t_100856_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fsong-parody-from-give-2-shitz.html Impeachment and the sense that the President and Vice-President are out of touch have started to gain momentum and support from many Americans. On the website Give 2 Shitz, you can find a parody of the Gnarls Barkley video and song "Crazy". Please visit their site directly to sign their petition and to forward this video to people who might appreciate it. In the meantime, please enjoy the video here:Many thanks to the Dreamer at Nightmare Hall for forwarding this link to me.Categories: politics George+W+Bush Dick+Cheney Gnarls+Barkley Crazy+redux petition Iraq war petition Give2Shitz (Source: 2sides2ron) 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=716604 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:44:00 +0100 716604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=830143&cid=t_100856_87_f&fid=36069&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffrankiespeakingfrankly.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Ftribute-to-tony-blair.html Well yesterday Tony finally slipped out of power and Gordon slipped in. Politics generally bores me, or infuriates me, so I wouldn't usually mention it here, but I guess I can't let such a day slip by without comment.What did I think of Tony Blair? Well, I guess quite a 'nice' man, with good intentions, and I think mostly sincere, but I think he became increasingly arrogant due to misconceptions of his self-righteousness, foolish, and stupid to have believed the lies he was fed.Whatever good he may done is completely overshadowed by the atrocity of the Iraq War. Reported civilian deaths as a result of the war are currently between 66,000 and 72,000. An estimate by American and Iraqi epidemiologists in October 2006 estimated that 655,000 deaths had resulted since the invasion in March 2003.... Frankie Speaking Frankly blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=830143 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:18:00 +0100 830143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=674531&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5081 Iran Adding Attack Boats in Persian Gulf, U.S. Says Iran is increasing its fleet of small attack boats capable of challenging warships and disrupting oil traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, the sea route for two-fifths of the world’s daily supply of crude oil, the U.S. Navy says. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps already has more than [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=674531 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:23:41 +0100 674531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=674517&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5095 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, right, talks with U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman and his wife Hadassa during their meeting in Jerusalem Sunday June 3, 2007. Washington Times: Lieberman suggests strikes over Iran Sen. Joe Lieberman says the United States should be prepared to take “aggressive military action” against Iran in response to its purported killings of U.S. [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=674517 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:23:41 +0100 674517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=674507&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5105 Iraq surge a failure, top Democrats tell Bush Top US congressional Democrats bluntly told President George W. Bush Wednesday that his Iraq troop “surge” policy was a failure. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid and House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi challenged the president over Iraq by sending him a letter, ahead of a White House meeting [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=674507 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:23:41 +0100 674507 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=674503&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5109 Reid labels military leader ‘incompetent’ Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called Marine Gen. Peter Pace, the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, “incompetent” during an interview Tuesday with a group of liberal bloggers, a comment that was never reported. Reid made similar disparaging remarks about Army Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=674503 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:23:41 +0100 674503 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=658632&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5063 Hillary Clinton addresses Code Pink on March 6, 2003 and discusses Iraq, Saddam Hussein and the run up to the Iraq War. Hillary didn’t read the Iraq National Intelligence Estimate nor did John Edwards. They both voted for the Iraq War. Wolf Blitzer of CNN wouldn’t let them dodge the question in last night’s debate. But, they were [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=658632 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:17:24 +0100 658632 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=650619&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5039 Hillary Clinton addresses Code Pink on March 6, 2003 and discusses Iraq, Saddam Hussein and the run up to the Iraq War. Hillary AGAIN avoids anwering the question raised in Hillary’s War: Did she read the entire 2002 National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq before voting to authorize the Iraq War? The Quote: “We were thoroughly briefed by the [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=650619 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 03:45:55 +0100 650619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=650618&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5040 Precious moments from Hot Air. Previous:Cindy Sheehan Watch: Sheehan Quits Democrat Party Over Iraq War Funding Part Two Technorati Tags: Cindy Sheehan (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=650618 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 03:45:55 +0100 650618 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=650611&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5047 Hillary Clinton addresses Code Pink on March 6, 2003 and discusses Iraq, Saddam Hussein and the run up to the Iraq War. NIE, Yeah You Know Me Yet if we had to guess, the new development that might create the most fodder at the debate is a five-year-old National Intelligence Estimate. In their new book (and magazine [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=650611 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 03:45:55 +0100 650611 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=651043&cid=t_100856_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fpowerful-editorial-from-keith-olbermann.html For an alternative viewpoint to my post on how the Democrats have been unable to immediately overcome the Bush grip on the Iraq war, please visit this link to TruthOut.org and read or watch Keith Olbermann's editorial. I think his anger is quite well-founded, but I regret that he blames the Democrats when their "mandate" is reduced to a one-vote majority in one House of Congress. Impeachment is the only way to gain instant gratification where Bush and his administration are concerned. Otherwise, we will have to either convert the Republicans in Congress to our side or else wait until the 2008 election to replace them.Categories: politics Iraq+war impeachment Keith+Olbermann truthout.org (Source: 2sides2ron) 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=651043 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:32:00 +0100 651043 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=644631&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5011 Day By Day by Chris Muir But, Chris, the MSM want to portray America as the aggressor here. President Bush has done NOTHING correct in Iraq - this is their story meme. Here is a little remembrance of Saddam and terrorism. Previous: The Day By Day Archive Technorati Tags: Day By Day, Chris Muir (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=644631 Wed, 30 May 2007 19:01:10 +0100 644631 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=644630&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5012 Peace activist Cindy Sheehan takes part in an anti-war rally in front of the White House in Washington May 14, 2007. Newbusters has the story (Via Hot Air) about Sheehan quiting the Democrat Party over the Iraq War funding bill. Her entire rant is here. Cindy, Hillary and Obama voted with the Iraqi War Democrats. What is the [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=644630 Wed, 30 May 2007 19:01:10 +0100 644630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=644628&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5014 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Michael Yon: A Memorial Day Message Memorial Day weekend is upon us. I am out here in Anbar Province with Task Force 2-7 Infantry. The area around Hit (pronounced “heat”) is so quiet previous units likely would not recognize the still. There was a small IED incident this morning, and the explosion was a direct hit, [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=644628 Wed, 30 May 2007 19:01:10 +0100 644628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=644622&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5020 The light bulb has turned on in Cindy Sheehan’s brain. The Democrats DON”T care about Iraq, the Iraq War, the Iraqi people or the American troops fighting in Iraq, including Sheehan’s dead son, Casey. They want to make CHEAP political points, control the Congress and regain the Presidency. Did You finally figure it out? Somehow Flap doesn’t [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=644622 Wed, 30 May 2007 19:01:10 +0100 644622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=645033&cid=t_100856_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fcbs-fires-former-general-for-speaking.html MoveOn.org is supporting a petition drive to pressure CBS into re-hiring General John Batiste.While I think CBS should offer him his job back, I'm not at all certain that returning to work there is appropriate to a man of his stature and dignity. When CBS clearly was more reluctant to dispose of Don Imus for racist remarks than the General for speaking truth to power, CBS declared itself to be on the Bushite side of reality, and no longer worthy of the mantle or privileges of the Fifth Estate.There are far more worthy outlets for the General's words and I imagine that even now, many are making their wishes clear. He is of course, welcome here - but alas, I cannot pay him what he's worth. These days, military officers who understand their constitutional oaths are depressingly scarce - and l... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=645033 Wed, 30 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 645033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=638878&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5010 Saddam’s secretsUploaded by drzz And a 1999 ABC News Documentary: Bin Laden ties to Saddam Hussein and the 9/11 Plot A non-revisionist view of why the United States is fighting in Iraq. Technorati Tags: Saddam Hussein, Osama Bin Laden, Iraq, Iraq War, Al Qaeda (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=638878 Sun, 27 May 2007 16:04:42 +0100 638878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=645035&cid=t_100856_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F05%2Flooking-back-at-iraq-war-and-who-on.html I found this, unattributed, on the web. Given how old it is, it's astonishing how little effect all this good advice has had.Marine Gen. Anthony Zinni, former Head of Central Command for U.S.:"It's pretty interesting that all the generals see it the same way, and all the others who have never fired a shot, and are hot to go to war, see it another…We are about to do something that will ignite a fuse in this region that we will rue the day we ever started."Hawks in the Bush administration may be making deadly miscalculations on Iraq, says Gen. Anthony Zinni, Bush's Middle East envoy. "I'm not sure which planet they live on"http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/10/17/zinni James Webb, former Sec. of Navy under Ronald Reagan, Decorated Marine Veteran: "Do we re... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=645035 Sun, 27 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 645035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=637683&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4982 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 22, 2007, following debate on the Iraq funding bill. The Democrats BLINK and SURRENDER Technorati Tags: Iraq War, Harry Reid, George W Bush (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=637683 Sun, 27 May 2007 02:58:48 +0100 637683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=637670&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4995 Cox & Forkum: Torn CNN: Dems in tough spot with war funding bill. Democrats in Congress face a tough decision on a bill funding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that does not include a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. troops.Vote “yes,” and they are certain to face the wrath of anti-war forces in their political base. Vote [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=637670 Sun, 27 May 2007 02:58:48 +0100 637670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=637666&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2F72.32.244.240%2F052507RWGonKERN.mp3 Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL (L) listens to Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speak in Orangeburg, South Carolina, April 26, 2007.Sens. Obama and Clinton earned praise from anti-war activists but criticism from Republicans on Friday for voting against a measure to pay for the Iraq war that sets no timetables for withdrawing U.S. troops. The [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=637666 Sun, 27 May 2007 02:58:48 +0100 637666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=637660&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5005 Reuters: Bush signs $100 billion Iraq war funding bill U.S. President George W. Bush signed a bill on Friday providing $100 billion to pay for the Iraq war but congressional Democrats who failed to impose a troop withdrawal deadline said their fight was far from over. Passage of the emergency spending legislation capped a four-month struggle between Bush [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=637660 Sun, 27 May 2007 02:58:48 +0100 637660 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=638076&cid=t_100856_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fonward-christian-soldiers.html The Blog | Max Blumenthal: Diary of a Christian Terrorist | The Huffington PostVisitors to Mark David Uhl's Myspace page will quickly learn that Uhl is a student at Jerry Falwell's Liberty University, that he is a devoted Christian, that his name means "Mighty Warrior" -- and that he likes Will Smith's saccharine tear-up-the-club track, "Switch." Uhl reveals his career ambitions on his page as well: "I will join the Army as an officer after college." Already, Uhl was preparing in Liberty's ROTC program. Uhl waited until he was offline, however, to reveal his plot to kill the family of itinerant Calvinist provocateur Fred Phelps (famous for their "Fag Troops" rallies outside soldiers' funerals). The Phelpses planned to protest Falwell's funeral, a bizarre stunt designed to highlight Falwel... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=638076 Thu, 24 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 638076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=611314&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4909 2 months’ vacation for Iraq’s parliament? Lawmakers divided over whether to keep U.S. troops in Iraq are finding common ground on at least one topic: They are furious that Iraqi politicians are considering a lengthy break this summer. “If they go off on vacation for two months while our troops fight — that would be the [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=611314 Thu, 17 May 2007 23:51:06 +0100 611314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=611301&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4920 AP: Iraqi officials discourage U.S. pullout Worried Congress’ support for Iraq is deteriorating rapidly, Baghdad dispatched senior officials to Capitol Hill this week to warn members one-on-one that pulling out U.S. troops would have disastrous consequences. The lobbying push targeted Republicans and Democrats alike, but focused primarily on those considered influential on the war debate. On Thursday, [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=611301 Thu, 17 May 2007 23:51:06 +0100 611301 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=586659&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4862 Folk music legend Joan Baez performs at an anti-war protest camp near U.S. President George W. Bush’s ranch in Crawford, Texas, August 21, 2005. Baez joined anti-war protesters near the ranch on Sunday to meet military families who want troops pulled out of Iraq. AP: Joan Baez banned at Walter Reed hospital Folk singer and anti-war activist [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=586659 Fri, 04 May 2007 02:59:17 +0100 586659 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=586657&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4864 Bush’s veto survives House challenge Congress failed to override President Bush’s veto of legislation requiring the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq on Wednesday, a defeat for anti-war Democrats that triggered immediate talks on a new measure to fund the conflict. The House vote was 222-203, 62 shy of the two-thirds majority needed to override a [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=586657 Fri, 04 May 2007 02:59:17 +0100 586657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=582561&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4855 Bush Ready to Veto Democrat Iraq Bill For President Bush, it’s not a question of whether he will veto a congressional measure calling for withdrawing troops from Iraq, but rather when he will do it. Democratic congressional aides said they anticipate that Bush will reject the Iraq funding bill Wednesday after receiving it from Capitol [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=582561 Tue, 01 May 2007 22:08:04 +0100 582561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=578629&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4848 National Review (Via MM): Tenet Does 60 Minutes But the question begs: Why do the Iraq naysayers never confront the counterfactual scenario of their dreams? If we had left Saddam in place, the sanctions would have disintegrated in short order — Security Council members France, Russia and China were bought and paid for in Oil-for-Food bribes. [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=578629 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:02:03 +0100 578629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=572326&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4829 U.S. soldiers take cover after shots were fired at them by unidentified gunmen during a medical relief operation near Mahmudiya, south of Baghdad, April 22, 2007. Senate Votes to Require Iraq Withdrawals A defiant Democratic-controlled Senate passed legislation Thursday that would require the start of troop withdrawals from Iraq by Oct. 1, propelling Congress toward a historic [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=572326 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 02:43:03 +0100 572326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=572325&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4830 Senator John McCain misses Iraq War vote to campaign in South Carolina. Flap guesses the Senator is too busy pressing the flesh in South Carolina to vote on the Iraq War. Or maybe getting the YUKS as in the video above. Or telling Representative John Murtha to “Lighten Up, “Get a Life.” Or calling on the Attorney General [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=572325 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 02:43:03 +0100 572325 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=564074&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4815 Democrats challenge Bush on Iraq bill A historic veto showdown assured, Democratic leaders agreed Monday on legislation that requires the first U.S. combat troops to be withdrawn from Iraq by Oct. 1 with a goal of a complete pullout six months later. “No more will Congress turn a blind eye to the Bush administration’s incompetence and [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=564074 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:56:05 +0100 564074 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=563375&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4807 Torture? It’s all a laugh now for Mr Bean … Remember the grand time the Iran-UK hostages had in Tehran? Well, the humiliation of the Brits continues……. Iran hostage Arthur Batchelor’s admission that he cried himself to sleep after his captors likened him to Mr Bean and stole his iPod was scorned as a national embarrassment. Yet just days [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=563375 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:50:05 +0100 563375 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=558236&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4800 Iraq War Watch: Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid - War in Iraq is LOST “War in Iraq lost”: US Democrat leader The war in Iraq “is lost” and a US troop surge is failing to bring peace to the country, the leader of the Democratic majority in the US Congress, Harry Reid, said Thursday. “I believe [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=558236 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:05:07 +0100 558236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=555635&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4791 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (R) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speak about the war in Iraq on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 18, 2007. “War in Iraq lost”: US Democrat leader The war in Iraq “is lost” and a US troop surge is failing to bring peace to the country, [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=555635 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:34:03 +0100 555635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=538936&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4750 A cheap shot? You bet and at least get the spelling right……… Undermine the troops and support America’s enemies - NICE! Brought to you by the MORONS at the Democrat National Committee. Technorati Tags: Iraq, IraqWar, DNC, DemocratNationalCommittee, Democrats (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=538936 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:50:10 +0100 538936 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=537673&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4744 Many serving soldiers were unimpressed by Arthur Batchelor’s tears after being called Mr Bean I’m sorry for selling my story, says Iran hostage Mr Bean Servicemen have rounded on the sailors who sold their stories of being held captive by Iran. A series of messages on forces’ websites ridiculed Arthur Batchelor and Faye Turney, who cashed in after [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=537673 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 01:47:03 +0100 537673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=533771&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4734 Iran Releases Video of Sailors Playing Chess & Ping-Pong Captured Sailor Faye Turney alone is likely to make at least £100,000 MoD bans military from selling stories The ban on military personnel selling their stories was hurriedly reinstated last night as the Government admitted its handling of the Iran hostages crisis had spectacularly backfired. Faced with a mounting tide [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=533771 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:43:04 +0100 533771 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=528756&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4725 15 British Soldiers last Video Interview in Iran CNN: Iran urges UK goodwill on sailors Iran has urged Britain to respond with goodwill to the release of 15 British sailors and marines held captive in Tehran for 13 days. The naval crew members were on Saturday beginning two weeks’ leave with their families in Britain.Ambassador Rasoul Movahedian told [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=528756 Sun, 08 Apr 2007 07:04:03 +0100 528756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=526286&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4720 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meets with the British troops. (April 4) Daily Mail: We were blindfolded, bound and stripped, say our sailors The British sailors released by Iran have today told how they were kidnapped and blindfolded and subjected to ‘constant psychological pressure’. The sailors and marines were told if they did not admit they had strayed [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=526286 Sat, 07 Apr 2007 05:19:03 +0100 526286 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551380&cid=t_100856_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fhaving-lain-down-with-his-master-dowd.html An Administration's Epic Collapse | TIMEThe three big Bush stories of 2007--the decision to "surge" in Iraq, the scandalous treatment of wounded veterans at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the firing of eight U.S. Attorneys for tawdry political reasons--precisely illuminate the three qualities that make this Administration one of the worst in American history: arrogance (the surge), incompetence (Walter Reed) and cynicism (the U.S. Attorneys).That's brutally unqualified language; criticism that is as accurate as it is surprising, considering the source and given what effect it may have on the access of Time reporters to the Administration. Perhaps they have realized that source is only useful in a geothermal sense.Time Magazine has always been center - right with an reflex toward c... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551380 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 551380 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=524091&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4714 Leading Seaman Faye Turney shares a joke at Heathrow Hostages reunited with family after 14-day ordeal After 13 days of fear and worry, the 15 British sailors and marines held captive in Iran were finally reunited with their families today. The 14 men and one woman arrived by Sea King helicopter at Royal Marines Base Chivenor, near [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=524091 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 03:35:13 +0100 524091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=519832&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4709 AP: Britain calls for direct talks with Iran Britain called for direct talks with Iran over 15 captive Britons Tuesday after speaking for the first time with the chief Iranian negotiator. The announcement followed the sudden release of an Iranian diplomat in Iraq that raised new hope in resolving the standoff. In a statement late Tuesday, Prime [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=519832 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:38:05 +0100 519832 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=517535&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4704 Yes, Michael, the situation of the Iran-UK Hostage Crisis is very much like Neville Chamberlain and Hitler as a prelude to World War II. Chamberlain holds the paper containing the resolution to commit to peaceful methods signed by both Hitler and himself on his return from Germany at Heston Airport in September 1938. He said: My good [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=517535 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 07:52:03 +0100 517535 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=515406&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4698 ****Update**** Iran’s Arabic satellite channel says it will soon air “confessions” from two of the fifteen captured British Sailors. An Iranian clergyman throws a rock at the British Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, April 1, 2007, during a protest calling for the expulsion of the country’s ambassador because of the standoff over Iran’s capture of 15 British [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=515406 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 06:09:02 +0100 515406 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=515405&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4699 AP: Iranian TV airs new video of Britons Iran’s state television aired new video Sunday showing two of the 15 captured British sailors pointing to a spot on a map of the Persian Gulf where they were seized and acknowledging it was in Iranian territorial waters. Britain’s Foreign Office immediately denounced the video, saying it was “completely [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=515405 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 06:09:02 +0100 515405 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551389&cid=t_100856_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F04%2Freality-based-republican.html This article is illustrated with a beautiful Gays in the Military design kindly provided by The Last Straw, an extremely gay shop featuring a variety of patriotic and flag designs.You can syndicate this site using our atom feed. (Source: Graphictruth) Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551389 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 551389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=515000&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4695 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad(C) leaves the Friday prayers at Tehran university, 30 March 2007. Ahmadinejad again called for Britain to apologise for its sailors entering Iranian waters, the state news agency IRNA reported. Ahmadinejad Calls U.K., Allies Arrogant Iran’s hardline president said Saturday that Britain and its allies were “arrogant and selfish” for not apologizing over what [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=515000 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:18:03 +0100 515000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=513618&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4692 AP: Iranian official: Sailors may be tried Iran’s ambassador to Russia renewed a threat Iranian officials made earlier this week, saying 15 British sailors held by Iran could be tried for violating international law, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported Saturday. Gholam-Reza Ansari told Russian television Vesti-24 on Friday that Iran had launched a legal investigation of [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=513618 Sat, 31 Mar 2007 15:35:03 +0100 513618 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=511912&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4687 Reuters: Iran releases letter, video of captured Britons Iran displayed three detained British naval personnel on television on Friday and released a letter from one saying she was being held because of “oppressive” British and U.S. behavior inIraq. British Prime Minister Tony Blair said the footage of three of the 15 British captives enhanced people’s disgust at [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=511912 Sat, 31 Mar 2007 02:43:03 +0100 511912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551392&cid=t_100856_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fimmediate-local-benefits-had-better-be.html The Blog | Rick Jacobs: California's Speaker Asks the Candidates to Speak with California | The Huffington PostWhile Iraq occupies the headlines, we have a country that is practically falling apart. The California experience is emblematic of the series of problems that face the nation. A high percentage of the military executing the president's war in Iraq is a product of a public school system that offered those now serving few choices beyond the military. To put a fine point on it, about half of those who enroll in the ninth grade in LA public schools drop out before graduation. And unfortunately, a fair number of those who graduate are not well-equipped for a job or a higher education, the latter of which is now unaffordable for many in California, a sad post script for a state that was... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551392 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 551392 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=508787&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4685 Map locating the area in the Gulf where Britain says its 15 sailors were captured by Iran last week. Britain has taken its escalating crisis with Iran over 15 captured sailors to the UN Security Council, as Tehran said it would not release the only woman among the detainees. USA Today: Iran halts female sailor’s release [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=508787 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:28:03 +0100 508787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=508017&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4679 Reuters: Iran shows British sailors on television Iranian television showed on Wednesday British sailors held since last week after Britain turned up the heat by halting official contacts with Iran. Tehran said earlier it would free a woman among the 15 soon. Britain said the broadcast, in which the woman was reported to have said they had apparently [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=508017 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 06:01:04 +0100 508017 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=508015&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4681 Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki attends the opening ceremony of the Arab summit in Riyadh March 28, 2007. AP: Iran: Britain Must Admit Navy Trespassed Iran’s foreign minister said Wednesday that Britain must admit that its 15 sailors and marines entered Iranian waters in order to resolve a standoff over their capture by Iranian authorities. Foreign Minister Manouchehr [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=508015 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 06:01:04 +0100 508015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=505401&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4675 British Prime Minister Tony Blair looks on at a Public Service Reform conference in Westminster, London, Tuesday, March 27, 2007. Britain hopes that diplomacy will win the release of 15 sailors and marines detained by Iran but is prepared to move to a ‘different phase’ if negotiations fail, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday. PM warns [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=505401 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:07:13 +0100 505401 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=505399&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4678 Senate Backs a Pullout Date in Iraq War Bill The Senate went on record for the first time on Tuesday in favor of a withdrawal date from Iraq, with Democrats marshaling the votes they needed to deliver a forceful rebuke to President Bush’s war policy. By a vote of 50 to 48, with a few crucial votes [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=505399 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:07:13 +0100 505399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=502222&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4669 British hostages paraded in Iran on TV in 2004 Iranians interrogate captured Royal Marines The 15 Royal Marines and sailors captured by Iran are being “interrogated”, officials in Tehran said today. Amid fears that the 14 men and one woman face a show trial, Iranian television reported that the country did not want to exchange the Britons [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=502222 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:15:03 +0100 502222 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=502218&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4671 Iran Watch: Captured Brits - Show Trial or Bluff? Iran Watch: Iran May Charge British Sailors Iran Watch: Iran to Try Brits for Spying? Iran Watch: British Troops Transported To Tehran Iran Watch: Are Seized British Troops Hostages? Iran Nuclear Watch: Ahmadinejad Cancels United Nations Appearance Iran Watch: Iran Seizes British Sailors in Iraq Waters Previous: The Michael Ramirez Files Technorati [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=502218 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:15:03 +0100 502218 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=501164&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4665 Update: Iran says it is now interrogating the British sailors. AP: Iran may charge British sailors Iran warned that 15 British sailors and marines could face charges for allegedly entering Iranian waters and rejected British requests to meet with the servicemen detained off the coast of Iraq. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki threatened unspecified consequences for the Royal Navy [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=501164 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:52:03 +0100 501164 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=499824&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4658 Iran ‘to try Britons for espionage’ FIFTEEN British sailors and marines arrested by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards off the coast of Iraq may be charged with spying. A website run by associates of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, reported last night that the Britons would be put before a court and indicted. Referring to them as “insurgents”, the [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=499824 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 15:06:03 +0100 499824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=499154&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4655 The 15 British navy personnel detained in the Gulf have been transferred to Tehran to explain their “aggressive action,” according to reports. AFP: British sailors admit entering Iran waters: Iran military Fifteen British sailors and marines detained off Iraq by the Iranian navy have admitted illegally entering Iranian waters, senior Iranian commander General Alireza Afshar said Saturday. “They [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=499154 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 00:05:03 +0100 499154 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=496717&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4642 Democrats press deadline for Iraq pullout So, the House Democrat leadership has packed the Iraq War funding bill with pork to get members to vote for it. Flap smells a Presidential VETO. Previous: The Michael Ramirez Files Technorati Tags: MichaelRamirez (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=496717 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:19:03 +0100 496717 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=481387&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4609 Michelle Malkin has a complete round-up of yesterday’s Gathering of Eagles 30,000 strong Counter Anti-Iraq War demonstrations. Technorati Tags: IraqWar.GatheringofEagles (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=481387 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 06:45:20 +0100 481387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=473803&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4591 Hillary lie (?) about her personal political background regarding her support for Barry Goldwater in 1964 after telling black voters she is with them and the Civil Rights Struggle of Martin Luther King. Let’s look at Hillary say…… On the Iraq War: She voted for the War. She is now against it, but won’t apologize for voting for it. And [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=473803 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:00:04 +0100 473803 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=471007&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4554 Power Line: Political Winds Shifting On Iraq? Flap would say that is affirmative. Technorati Tags: IraqWar, DavidObey (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=471007 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:30:04 +0100 471007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=471001&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4560 AP: U.S. and Iran hold rare direct talks U.S. and Iranian envoys exchanged direct talks Saturday on efforts to end Iraq’s violence and bolster its government, opening limited but potentially significant contacts that could ease their nearly 28-year diplomatic freeze. The discussions were confined to one session during a conference on Iraq stability, but they appeared to [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=471001 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:30:04 +0100 471001 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=470998&cid=t_100856_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4563 But do the Democrats REALLY know what do do in Iraq? And will they support the troops? Previous: The Michael Ramirez Files Technorati Tags: MichaelRamirez, Iraq, IraqWar (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=470998 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:30:04 +0100 470998 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486769&cid=t_100856_87_f&fid=35060&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthnewsblog.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fhnblog.pl%3Fhnblog%3D205071 A story published in Wired says injured U.S. soldiers are facing dangerous infections from multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in addition to their battle wounds. The article says 700 troops have been infected since the Iraq War began in 2003. Since OPERATION Iraqi Freedom began in 2003, more than 700 US soldiers have been infected or colonized with Acinetobacter baumannii. A significant number of additional cases have been found in the Canadian and British armed forces, and among wounded Iraqi civilians. The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology has recorded seven deaths caused by the bacteria in US hospitals along the evacuation chain. Four were unlucky civilians who picked up the bug at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, while undergoing treatment for other life-t... HealthNewsBlog.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486769 Mon, 05 Feb 2007 23:00:00 +0100 486769